henry johnson cobb

[Snapolit1]

It may well be a real Ty Cobb . . . the lawyer with the big mustache.

[calvindog]

This issue is very rare and very valuable. We've been through this before but when a card like this is sold raw it's done so for a reason: because it's a fake. Anyone in 2017 selling a real card like this knows about SGC and PSA and would surely get it slabbed if it was possible.

Similar is when experienced sellers try to sell a serious card in a bullshit holder like PRO, ISA, GMA, etc. and claim they don't know if it's trimmed or otherwise altered. It is. Because even the biggest idiot seller knows enough to know that an SGC or PSA slabbed card will exponentially increase their sales price. Refusing to send it into a reputable third party grader can only be for one reason: the card won't grade. Don't let your greed get in the way of your common sense.

[Leon]

I never liked the font and the way the back looked.
Almost all rare backs will be graded but every now and then a good raw one can be found. I originally had 3 of these, all bought raw. But in my estimation (too) the great majority of raw cards with back stamps are not good. And all that said, with the spate of bad backs going around the TPG's are being too cautious on grading any of them, imo.